Matthew 10:39- 39 Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.
If somebody finds their life, they’ll lose it. What does it mean?
It means they are selfishly doing everything the way they way want to.
What’s wrong with that Pat? All the self help books told me to think positively and create my own destiny. Take the bull by the horns. SELF help. SELF. It’s about you and what you can accomplish. Life is a ticking beat the clock game and we need to control our own destiny and make it happen.
Is that how we are told to live?
There is the ultimate help book. It’s a love letter from God and it doesn’t encourage you to live life the fullest for you. This help book knows you better than you know you. It tells us how we were supposed to be before the fall. Who we were created to be.
Whoever loses their life for My sake will find it. Those are the words of our loving Savior. Do we have to be martyred? If we are in the name of our Lord, we will get a crown and it will not go unnoticed. However, one can lose their life for His sake and still live. It’s called serve the Lord and not yourself.
What’s the scripture right before the one above?
Matthew 10:38 – 38 Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
The Lord wants us. God wants us to worship Him. Not just to acknowledge Him. WORSHIP!
Exodus 34:14 – 14 Do not worship any other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.
That includes ourselves or the things we do. He didn’t create us to serve ourselves. He created us to serve Him.
I’m 100% sure He’s worthy!